A former police constable was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam High Court today after he was found guilty of murdering a two-year old boy and his maid seven years ago.

Justice Mohd Yazid Mustafa handed down the sentence after finding that the prosecution, represented by deputy public prosecutor Mohd Nordin Ismail, had succeeded in establishing the case beyond reasonable doubt.

Mohd Nahar Abu Bakar, 34, who was in the dock, showed no reaction when the judge handed down the judgment. He was represented by lawyer Amir Khusyairi Mohd Tanusi.

Mohd Nahar, previously attached to the Kampung Baru police station, Manjung, Perak, was charged with murdering two-year-old Muhammad Nurosama Shohimi, whose father is former Klang Umno division secretary Shohimi Shafie, at his maid's house at No  19, 5th Floor, Flat Cempaka, Bandar Baru Klang, Klang, about 1pm on Dec 30, 2003.

He was also charged with murdering the maid, Siti Rohana Baharom, 34, at the same place, time and date.

Mohd Nahar, who was arrested on Oct 16 last year, was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code which carried the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

In his judgment, Mohd Yazid said that after studying evidence in the case, it was found that Mohd Nahar did not deny that he went to Siti Rohana's house with Normah Jantan, the 13th prosecution witness, on the day of the incident.

He said he was satisfied that Mohd Nahar was the person who entered Siti Rohana's flat and then went to his car and ordered Normah to start the engine before going up to Siti Rohana's flat again.

"I am also satisfied that the accused went to the back of the car and took a rambo knife from the car boot and went up again to the flat.

"I am satisfied that the knife belonged to the accused and in Siti Rohana's flat, the accused was the one who stabbed the two victims," he added.

He said even the testimony by the accused did not raise any reasonable doubts on the prosecution's case.

What more, there was a witness who saw him stabbing the victims before fleeing the scene, he added.

Mohd Yazid said he found that Mohd Nahar had intention to kill the victims when he stabbed them and this was confirmed by a pathologist that the victims were stabbed many times.

"Mens rea (guilty mind) of the accused at that particular time was to kill both the victims and therefore, the accused is found guilty of both charges and sentenced to death by hanging," he added.

Meanwhile, Shohimi, who were at the court with wife Hamidah Harun, and other family members, when met by reporters outside the court, said he accepted his son's death and grateful that justice had been done with the sentence handed down by the court on the murderer.

- Bernama